Euskirchen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Euskirchen within Euskirchen district  | |
  Euskirchen  Euskirchen | |
| Coordinates: 50°39′35″N 6°47′30″E / 50.65972°N 6.79167°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Cologne |
| District | Euskirchen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Sacha Reichelt[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 139.63 km2 (53.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 60,256 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 53879–53881 |
| Dialling codes | 02251, 02255 |
| Vehicle registration | EU |
| Website | www.euskirchen.de |
Euskirchen (German pronunciation: [ˈɔʏskɪʁçn̩] ; Ripuarian: Öskerche) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the district Euskirchen. While Euskirchen resembles a modern shopping town, it also has a history dating back over 700 years, having been granted town status in 1302. As of December 2007, it had a population of 55,446. Its local football club is called TSC Euskirchen.
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.